Get some CLOMonitor checks passing (#17773)

Signed-off-by: deepthi <[email protected]>

.clomonitor.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# CLOMonitor metadata file
+# This file must be located at the root of the repository
+
+# Checks exemptions
+exemptions:
+  - check: slack_presence # Check identifier (see https://github.com/cncf/clomonitor/blob/main/docs/checks.md#exemptions)
+    reason: "This project has a separate Slack workspace that predates its donation to CNCF. A link to it is present in the README." # Justification of this exemption (mandatory, it will be displayed on the UI)
+

README.md

@@ -7,29 +7,36 @@
 
 # Vitess 
 
-Vitess is a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL
-through generalized sharding.
+Vitess is a cloud-native horizontally-scalable distributed database system that is built around MySQL.
+Vitess can achieve unlimited scaling through generalized sharding.
 
-By encapsulating shard-routing logic, Vitess allows application code and
-database queries to remain agnostic to the distribution of data onto
-multiple shards. With Vitess, you can even split and merge shards as your needs
+Vitess allows application code and database queries to remain agnostic to the distribution of data onto
+multiple database servers. With Vitess, you can even split and merge shards as your needs
 grow, with an atomic cutover step that takes only a few seconds.
 
-Vitess has been a core component of YouTube's database infrastructure
-since 2011, and has grown to encompass tens of thousands of MySQL nodes.
+Vitess was a core component of YouTube's database infrastructure
+from 2011, and grew to encompass tens of thousands of MySQL nodes. 
+Starting in 2015, Vitess was adopted by many other large companies, including Slack, Square (now Block), and JD.com.
 
 For more about Vitess, please visit [vitess.io](https://vitess.io).
 
-Vitess has a growing community. [View the list of adopters](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/blob/main/ADOPTERS.md).
+## Community
+
+Vitess has a growing [community](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/blob/main/ADOPTERS.md).
+
+If you are interested in contributing or participating in our monthly community meetings, please visit the [Community page on our website](https://vitess.io/community/).
+
+We also maintain a [roadmap](https://vitess.io/docs/roadmap/) on our website.
+
+Follow our [blog](https://blog.vitess.io/) for low-frequency updates like new features and releases.
 
 ## Reporting a Problem, Issue, or Bug
-To report a problem, create a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/issues). 
+
+To report a problem, create a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/issues).
 
 For topics that are better discussed live, please join the [Vitess Slack](https://vitess.io/slack) workspace.
 You may post any questions on the #general channel or join some of the special-interest channels.
 
-Follow [Vitess Blog](https://blog.vitess.io/) for low-frequency updates like new features and releases.
-
 ## Security
 
 ### Reporting Security Vulnerabilities